Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EST on December 9, 2014

Long Island Safety Cams Catching Speeders, So Suffolk's Executive Shuts Down Program (Newsday)
Klein's "New Deal" Plan: Spend Bank Settlement Windfall on MTA, Tappan Zee (TU, Capital)
Kallos Bill Would Create Universal E-Hail Platform for Green, Yellow Cabs (News, Post, Capital, WCBS)
DOT Unveils Permanent Design Proposals for Putnam Triangle Plaza in Clinton Hill (Brownstoner)
Friends of Lincoln Square Hit-and-Run Victim Raise Funds to Defray Spiraling Medical Costs (DNA)
SoHo BID -- With Sean Sweeney's Support! -- Wants to Tackle Broadway's Crowded Sidewalks (Crain's)
Post Urges Christie and Cuomo to Sign Port Authority Reform Bill
Fugitive Around-Manhattan Speed Demon Sentenced to a Year in Jail, If He Returns to U.S. (Post)
Car and Driver Tests Would-Be Central Park Touring Car: Wider and Taller Than a Suburban
No Better Way to Piss Off Advance Readers Than By Blocking the Staten Island Expressway in Protest

In spring 2017, Stephen wrote for Streetsblog USA, covering the livable streets movement and transportation policy developments around the nation. From August 2012 to October 2015, he was a reporter for Streetsblog NYC, covering livable streets and transportation issues in the city and the region. After joining Streetsblog, he covered the tail end of the Bloomberg administration and the launch of Citi Bike. Since then, he covered mayoral elections, the de Blasio administration's ongoing Vision Zero campaign, and New York City's ever-evolving street safety and livable streets movements.

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